on fruits; when thefe are not to be had, they are faid to eat fifhes, worms and infects; are extremely dexterous in catching their prey, and make great use of their tails in feizing it.

They are very lively and active. In paffing from one tree to another, they sometimes form a chain, linked to each other by their tails, and fwing in that manner till the lowest catches hold of a branch, and draws up the reft. When fruits are ripe, they are generally fat, and their flesh is then faid to be excellent.

There are many varieties of the coaita, which differ chiefly in colour; fome are totally black, others brown, and fome have white hair on the under parts of their body. They are called Spider Monkies by Edwards, on account of the length and flenderness of their legs and tails.

M. Buffon fuppofes the Exquima to be another variety of this fpecies. It is nearly of the fame fize, but its colour is varie gated. The hair on its back is black and yellow, its throat and belly white: its manner of living is the fame with that of the conita, and it inhabits the fame countries.

Sajou, or Capuchin.-There are two varieties of this fpecies, the brown and the grey, which, in other refpects, are perfectly fimilar. Their faces are of a flef colour, thinly covered with down; tails long, full of hair on the upper fide, naked below, and prehenfile; hands black and naked; length of the body about twelve inches.

Thele animals inhabit Guiana, are extremely lively and agile, and their conftitution feems better adapted to the temperate climates of Europe than most of the fapajou kind. M. Buffon mentions a few inftances of their having been produced in France.

The fajous are very capricious in their attachments, being fond of particular perfons, and difcovering the greatest averfion

to others.

Sai, or Weeper, inhabits Brafil, is very mild, docile, and timid; of a grave and ferious afpect, has an appearance of weeping, and when irritated, makes a plaintive noise. It is about fourteen inches long, the tail longer than the body; hair on the back and fides of a deep brown colour, mixed with red on the lower parts. There is a variety with hair on the throat and breaft.

Great numbers of thefe creatures affemble together, particu ly in ftormy weather, and make a great chattering; they live much in trees which bear a podded fruit as large as beans, on which they principally feed,

Saimiri, or Orange Monkey.-This is a moft beautiful animal, but fo extremely delicate, that it cannot well bear to be brought from its own climate to one lefs warm and temperate.

It is about the size of a squirrel; its head is round, eyes remarkably lively and brilliant, ears large, hair on the body short and fine, of a fhining gold colour, feet orange, its tail is very long; its prehenfile faculty is much weaker than the rest of the fapajous, and on that account it may be said to form a shade between them and the fagoins, which have long tails, entirely covered with ha, but of no ule in fufpending their bodies from the branches of trees or other obje&s.

Mico, or Fair Monkey.-This is the most beautiful of all this numerous race of animals. Its head is fmall and round; face and ears of fo lively a vermillion colour, as to appear the effec of art; its body is covered with long hair, of a bright filvery whitenefs, and uncommon elegance; tail long, and of a fhining dark chefnut colour.

It frequents the banks of the river of Amazons, where it was difcovered by M. Condamaine, who preferved one alive till almoft within fight of the French coaft, but it died before its arrival.

Oifliti, or Cagui.-This is a fmall animal, its head and body not exceeding seven inches in length; its tail is long, bufhy, and, like that of the macauco, marked with alternate rings of black and afh colour: its face is naked, of a fwarthy flesh colour; ears large, and like the human, with two very large tufts of white hairs ftanding out on each fide; the body beautifully marked with dusky, afh coloured, and reddifh bars; its nails are fharp, and its fingers like those of a squirrel.

'The ouftiti inhabits Brafil, feeds on fruits, vegetables infects, and fnails, and is fond of fish.

Saki. Sometimes called the Fox-tailed Monkey, because its tail, like that of the fox, is covered with long hair. Its body is about feventeen inches in length; hair long, of a dark brown colour on the back, lighter on the under fide; its face is tawny, and covered with a fine fhort whitish down; the forehead and fides of the face are white; its hands and feet are black, with claws inftead of nails; is a native of Guiana, where it is called the faccawinkee.

Pinche, or Red-tailed Monkey.-This is fomewhat larger than the ouftiti. It is remarkable in having a great quantity of white Imooth hair, which falls down from the top of its head on each fide, forming a curious contraft with its face, which is black, thinly covered with a fine grey down; its eyes are black and

lively; throat black; hair on the back and shoulders of a light reddish brown colour; breaft, belly, and legs, white; the tail is long, of a red colour from the rump to the middle, from thence to the end it is black.

The pinche inhabits the woods on the banks of the river of Amazons; is a lively, beautiful little animal; has a loft whifling voice, refembling more the chirping of a bird than the cry of a quadruped. It frequently walks with its long tail over its back.

Marikina. This is by fome called the Lion Ape, from the quantity of hair which furrounds its face, falling backwards like a mane; its tail is alfo fomewhat bushy at the end; its face is flat, and of a dull purple colour; its hair long, bright, and filky, from whence it is called the Silky Monkey; it is of a pale yellow colour on the body; the hair round the face of a bright bay, inclining to red; its hands and feet are with out hair, and of the fame colour as the face; its body is ten inches long, tail thirteen.

This creature is a native of Guiana, is very gentle and lively, and feems to be more hardy than the other fagoins: Buffon fays, that one of them lived at Paris feveral years, with no other precaution than keeping it in a warm room during

winter:

Tamarin. This is the fize of a fquirrel; its face is naked, of a fwarthy flesh colour; its upper lip fomewhat divided; its ears are very large and erect, from whence it it called the Great-eared Monkey; its hair is foft, fhaggy, and of a black colour; hands and feet covered with orange coloured hair, very fine and smoothe; its nails long and crooked; tail black, and twice the length of its body.

The tamarin inhabits the hotter parts of South-America is a lively, pleafant animal, eafily tamed, but fo delicate, that it cannot bear a removal to a lefs temperate climate.

Most of the above genus feem to be more particularly natives of South-America, but they are likewife faid to be found on the lower parts of the Miffiffippi.

PINNATED QUADRUPEDS.

Walrus, or Sea horfe.-There are feveral animals whofe refidence is almoft conftantly in the water, and which seem to partake greatly of the nature of fishes, they are nevertheles claffed by naturalifts under the denomination of quadrupeds; ` and being perfectly amphibious, living with equal eafe on the water as on land, may be confidered as the last step in the scale